Did perfectionism promise that you could relax once you did everything right?

Did it promise to protect you from shame and judgment if you said the right thing and looked like you had your act together?

Did perfectionism promise you approval but make you more worried than ever about being liked and accepted?

Did it promise you friends but discourage others from being authentic around you?

Did it promise you success but leave you depressed, anxious, or too afraid to put yourself or your work out there in the world?

Perfectionism is full of lies and empty promises.

Often mistaken as healthy striving for improvement, perfectionism is a trap that feeds the belief that we are what we do and how well we do it.

Perfectionism says, “Hey, if you have an important job and well behaved kids while you drive the right car, live in the right house, and fit into the right jeans, you will gain admiration, respect, even awe. “

If you spend enough time, energy, and money looking, living, and doing everything “just right,” you can avoid painful feelings.

But the truth is that perfectionism leaves us miserable, exhausted, inauthentic and disconnected.

It’s time to set healthy boundaries with perfectionism. It’s time to say,